The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, August 13, 1906, Image 2

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THE ATLANTA GEORG TAN'. ORTH CAROLINA INDORSES MARK JOHNSTON’S RACE FOR STATE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER .FALSE AND SLANDEROUS IS BRAND PLACED UPON REPORT BY COL GORDON Tli* following wo dip from th* Wll- nlRftton (N. CJ Messenger of Au- EACH RACE TO PAY ITS SCHOOL TAX. Tin- bitter fight between Meier*. Frnlih and Howell hai an overshadowed ee/ryijhlpii elae connected with the n*mocraJlc primary campaign In Oeor cm Hitt people, outride ot the elate at I' it. have I oat light of the fact that other candidate! are In the campaign, (me of there la making a canvaaa " inch, but for the sensational Smith- H cell conteat, would attract much at tention becauie of the platform on which he la running. If not for any other reason. This Is Hon. Mark John- • ton, of Baldwin county, who la a can didate tor office of atate achool com- m i * aloner. He advocate* dlvlalon of th* echool tax fund between the race* according to the amount paid by each race. Hla motto la: "White man'* tax for white man'a children," and with thlx on hi* banner he la iharchlng through Georgia urging the white men to Hand by him In the pHmary elec tion.^ Dr. Johnaton'a candidacy la of mor* vital Importance to the people of Georgia than that of the men at th* head of the ticket, for he la running on a principle which. If Indoraad by the people In hi* nomination, will mean that they favor thla plan of dlvlalon of the achool tax, and It will put Oeorgfa In th* lead of the Southern atate* in revolutlontalng the public achool aya- tem. Dr. Johnatnn la a phyaldan. high ly educated and a moat accompllahed gentleman, of good old Georgia clock, the aon and grandaon of noted edu- In North Carolina. ANTI-CHILD LABOR BILL WILL HELP THE MILL MEN Will Aid in Solution of Hitherto Vexing Problem. "Will the chllil labor bill hurt your bu»l- i hr question waa put to on# of th# most and progreaalve young mill au* I < rintoQ'lcnti In Georgia. "No. tin th# contrary. It will help m#, i'”I J l*#l*tre n majority of the hlglt-rlaaa mfil m#» of th# atate will aay th# nunie iHe jlow? Whr, In thla way. I liar# i.mi.Io it a ml# not to eraaloy very young •m lr. ii In th# mill If I could ponalhly nvl I It. Itilt 1 bnv# had to tak# aom# In ..reV r to hold my older lalmr." "It work* thla way: A family tnor#a *■« my mill. There ar#. itcrhap*. Hire# or f 'ur In th# family of proper age. and two . r three children really too young to Im» employed In kuch work. But the parenta tell in# that I ninat tak# the ynurtjprr one* lota of our help wHI work two or thr#« day*, then atop for th# real of tb# week. We con not effort! to draw the line *a# rerely, liecaua# mill labor la cttremely sen altlr#. and will more on to another mill oil th# allghteat provocation. “But with tb# age limit of twelr# yeara now definitely drnwn by leppil atatut#, w# - rc ((j|t t||J|t der that th# law — .wwwp. children out of my mill that I Imre had to em ploy, not from choice, blit neceaalty." Y FISHERMAN BAf m * FROM TENT AC r By Private lonued Wire.. Ban Francisco, Aug. 13.—While Ash ing for rock cod from the deck of hi* vessel off the Head*, Captain Lave, of J the boat Pilot, was nearly mod* a cap- ' tlve by a giant octopus that h* hod hooked. Only th* prompt action ot IELY SAVED 'LES OF OCTOPUS Chief Engineer English In seising a hatchet and severing one of the (-foot tentacle* of the devil fl»h saved Love, , who was unaware of hi* danger. It , was unsesn by Love, and probably , would have salted hi* leg a moment , later, when Engineer English happened , to see It , Additional Sporting News FOR FULL PAGE OP SPORTS SEE PAGE TWELVE. ENJOYING SUNDAY PICNIC, MEN AND WOMEN DIE K Private Leased Wire. Davenport. Wa*h„ Aug. II.—While enjoying ah outing on the banka of th# Kpoksns* river, about It mllea north east of here, the following person*, prominent In the aoclal life of Daven- i 'i t, wer# drowned yeaterday: •Ml** Winnie Jimra, aged II; A. K licrgett, aged 40; Mr*. A. L. Bergen, aged 35; Boy Hciunrd, aged II, and A. L. Inntan, aged 34. Folir'of the drowned sacrificed their live* In an attempt to Cave other*. Ona after another they plunged Into th* river, only to be drnwn down either by the whirlpool or th* undarcurrent. I,. F. Moore returned to Davenport laat night with the body ot Mra. Derg.lt, the only one recovered. sGOSSir OF. STATESMEN AND POLITICIANS When Mr. Covington, of Colquitt, F mae Saturday to urge the paaaage of pDtIha Gordon monument bill he took a deep breath aiM cut looae. In 13 sec- ' n la and 1 minute he waa nerk-dfep in htatory nnd reaching out for heroea uf mythology. Mr. Covington raid Gordon waa n 1 1 o. So were the eoldler* who had l ■ glit under him nnd no were the Hi irtnne nt Thermopylne. In passing he referred Incldentnlly to Hnnnlbnl, Hti'l paid n tribute to Alexander the Groat. He dwelt upon th* virtue* of Nap leon and brought that warrlor'a twenty centurle. remark* down to dais. Then he got hla aecond wind and • a onx off the beaten trark of hero wordhlp and atrayed among other great nu n he had known. He began with N"nh nnd played both way* agalnat the middle. If It waa not Adam In the garden of Eden It waa the Rphlnx gat- Ing meditatively acroea the aanda of Sahara lie touched up William Tell and 1.1 Hung Chang. Mark Anthony amt Xlrodemua and then brought hi* ten minute* to a climax by giving prominent mention to Rameaea, I.nor- !*- Thucydides, Demoathenea and Pe rl. lee. When he had brought that gal- aw of talent and Intellect nut of hla •"torn and waa about to reaume hla -eat a diminutive page preaaed a men- race In hla hand. The orator read, in the writing or a gentleman from a. ms* the house; [ "What'a the matter with Roomie*?" "Mr, Speaker. I move the prevloua •iiiostlon. The voice 1* not a loud one nor penetrating, but It eaalli iv.iChaa tha chair from the front row of deake. "The gentleman from Glascock ii . v. - the prevloua question,” an n..on. ea ' Speaker Blaton. Mr. Kelly Hi* down with a gratified expression. I "Don’t know what we would do with out Kelly,' remarked one veidrun mem- 1,. r .Saturday. "Ha'a the hafidleat-man in ihc house when It comes to getting dmvn fo brae* tacks. He save* lot* of Mr. Kelly, of Glascock, Is the official ill, ..-saver of the house. It la Kelly uh i la on the lookout for any short cut which will settle a bill—and he r»TMn't seem to care whether It paaaea or defeats It. It la Kelly who move* that the houae dlapena* with the verl- f iitlon of the roll. It Is Kelly who Mki unanimous consent to omit the reading of the Journal. And as regu larly as debate grows heated and par liamentary taw ta entangled In lta own red tape meshes It la the gentleman from Glascock who rises In hla seat and says: "Mr. Speaker, I move the previous question." Mr. Smith, of Greene, explained Mon day morning that he was agalnat th* Western and Atlantic lease and always had been. ”1 have received a table drawer full . of letters asking about my position on that lease question." he said, "and I L- want my correspondents and conatltu- ^MBta to understand that 1 am against first, last and all the time.” E .Mr. Anderson, of Chatham, sat In Suiokcra' Club puffing a Turkish cigarette. After remarking that he must break hlntaelf of that Tinblt alnre the cigarette has been made an out cast by tha legislature, he began to discuss the Gordon monument bill, then under discussion beyond tha closed door*, anil-of hla own bill to erect a monument to Oglethorpe, pa tron aolnt of Rnvannah. "1 want alt you boya to vote for that monument If It rnmea up again," he aalil. “It will be your laat opportunity to eract a monument to the memory of Pleaa Htnvnll and me. After this year our names will be In oblivion.” "Why don't you lack on your monu ment n» an amendment to thla Gordon them both through. Better hurry. 1 ' The gentleman from Chatham made a run for hla desk and looked busy for a while. But the Gordon monument bill waa burdened with no amendment when It went through. Mr, Anderaon evidently did not act on the suggestion. Malaria Make* Pal* 8lokly Children. Th*. Old Btandard, Grove’s Taatelaas Chill Tonic, drivoa out malaria and bttllda up th* ayatem. Sold by all dealer* tor IT yeara. Price to cants. SAYS HIS WIFE HAS ANOTHERHUSBAND Alleging that lie hna evidence to prove that nt Hie time of her marrtago to bltn ahe Imd another hnslatinl living and with ( th* marrtago atlll In forve. X. T. link* ton, a prominent attorney of I'otumlms. has Oloil a anil for divorce naalnat bis wife, Maymle A. l.yon. of It* llatinli’iitt street, Atlanta. The petitioner states tbm when laat hiwril from she waa employed la a pnnta factory la Atlanta. They worn mar ried at Coltimlma la 1803. In praying that Ibc ninrMngv la- de clared null and void. Attorney I'liikaion states In hla allegations that the "pre. tended marriage la a cloud upon the good name of the petitioner. rompMelT nairn- •ialag him from ma-lcly and depriving hint of all tmptlnl right* that ho ta entitled to under tbc lawn of the tiiltnl mates." The cirac will la* heard Iwfiirc Judge I’d. dh-toli at the Heplollilier term id the civil hraneb of the superior court. ELECTION^ SUPPLIES HAVE BEEN SHIPPED Special to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. lie— By to morrow the election supplies for the coming primary will have all been shipped U> the various chairmen of the county executive commltteea. J. K. Jackson, the governor's private sec retary. who representa Chairman Mal lory, has thla work to perforin. Insurance Tax Paid. Hprelst to Tito tleortlso. Jackson, Miss., Aug. 13—Insurance Commissioner \V. W Cole has paid Into the atate treasury the sum of 124,028 13 derived front collection* through hi* fTIce during the month of July. The payment t* of substantial alii to the treasury at thla time, us the bal ance ot cash was below th* 333,(00 mark. Special to Tb* Ueorstan. Savannah, Os., Aug. IS.—Colons! Gordon, commanding the first Oeor. gla, Sunday afternoon received th* fol lowing telegram from Brigadier-Sen- oral John \Y. Bubb, commanding (Thicks mauga: "Have taken the matter up with The Chattanooga Times. Have branded the report published In thle morning’s la- sue as absolutely false. Have de manded that they publish a complete retraction and dismiss the reporter. Have telegraphed th* war department saying tlure Is no truth whatever In the report.” Commenting on thO message. Colonel Gordon said: "The object of the article In qu<*>- tlon was to Injure the first Georgia Infantry. The motive for tha slander ous story la unknown, but It will be known before the Investigation con cludes. The article sought to convey the Impression that the regiment car ried ball cartridge* Into th* engage ment for blank cartridge*, and that two companies were ordered from th# Reid, and subjected to rigid Inspection, one company waa ruled nut because the men stood up In order to eee the enemy: the other because It marched by flank under Are to reach tb* pro tection of the reserve. The entire bat talion, which hod-sustained the brunt of the attack, was assembled and highly complimented by Colonel Chaa* himself after the sounding of the recall. Both the blue and the brown hail compnnloa ruled out. Fri day was the third day for blanks'and before each encasement the men w-ere searched for hell cartridge., end not on* waa fo und. ■ me battalion was nut of ammunition nml retreated for that reason. REPORT IS DENIED BY GENERAL BUBB Hprctal to The Go,rclon. ■ Chattanooga, Tenn., August 13.—Gen era! J. W. Hub* In command (f. the army maneuvers at Chlckamauga, em phatically denies th* report paMtsfled throughout the endntry TTist lead bul lets wer# Rred In the, sham battle of Friday and that one soldier was wounded In the arm. The story was given newspaper' reporters here by at lenat twenty-live soldiers at th# park, but General llubb says that the Joker. If he can be found, will have fo suffer for hla fun. West End Team Drops and Foote & Davies Go Up SATURDAYS RE8ULTS. J. Hllrey A Co. 0, Deck A Gregg 5. 31. Kali 10, J. Itegenaleln 2. Foote A I levies 13, West Kud 10. 8TANPINO oTTHE CLUBS. Played! Won. lewt. I 1 .7 « 1 CLUBS— M. Kills.. J. Silver T West Km! 7 S ente A Itavles 7 eek A Oregg 7 J. Hegenateln 7 I l The unexpected happened In the Corn- nterclnl I .ensue . Hut urdny when the Fuoto A Davies team defeated the West Knd hunch liy 12 to M. This made s decided sltnke-np In th* lesgn* standing, dropping West End from s tie for second' place to safe hold on third, and pushing Pdotn k Itavles up Into fourth place. The M. Kuts ti’iim. which has never been nut nf the lead In the race for The At lanta Georgian's pennant, won again, this time front Ihc ltcgeii«tcln teem hy the overwhelming score nf JO to 7. J. Hllvey another, ami this team Is hnrd after the Kuts liuneh uud Th* Ueorglau'e pen nant. Write ups of the gsnlra follow: 8ILVEY TCO. WIN. Hllrey A Co. defeated lh» strung Berk Gregg leant In an eirltlng game Sat urday nt Fort McPherson In the presetiee of a targe crowd of spectators by s seoru nf ( to 5. The game was a finch for fho Sllvey boys up to thu ninth Inning, as their op- ponents failed In reach home plate, nod Hllvey boys mads four runs III tho flfth liming. The (nine Inked as though It wns going to lie a shut .nut, hut on account of aomu good hits sail Imd errors In Iho ninth. Ilcek A Gregg, mured nee runs. Dabney's long ■Ingle brought In Moore and tied the score. The hardware Irnya failed to make good In the tenth, unit lout Ibe game an a pawed hull, allowing Moori) to ucore tho winning run. nnd that ended the game. The score hy Innings: It II. E. Sllvey A Co.... ona Mo an l~* n J llri’x A Gregg 000 000 006 0-5 8 2 Batteries: Hlnen end Mixiee, Unrwooil and Pariah. Umpire. Doraey. RUNAWAY FOR KUTZ. The most decisive defeat given to any team In the Commerrlal league to thla ilute wtt huinled to tho J. Itegenuteln tea hi hy the M. Kota leant on Katurdsy. Edens, who pitched for Kuts, worked out a gilt- edge game, giving np only two hits, and striking out fourteen hatterx. lie waa very ateady. nml dhl not allow a lutse mi I sills. Only five bulls went, to the out flow. Sullivan caught a very Hire game, hold- lug Edens In fa unless stylo. Another stellar feature ws* the halting of llli-b- ardsou, who got four lilts out of dve times at l«t. The score hy Innlsga: It. II. K. Kitts 132 0I« HO-IO 13 3 lt» 001- 3 2 8 WEST END VS. FOOT & DAVIES. In good shape, was relieved hy "Bed" Smith, who aettled down and strnrk nut the the next three jnen. He rnntlnueil to pitch an excellent game, striking out twelr* men, mid with better supiiort would havs won the game. Klnsev, who relieved Hblelds, also did well, fanning alxteen men. The feature of the game waa tbs work of ('rant, who ilror# In three men with a clean three-hagger. nnd also scored two other men oat of four times up. Here Is the rest! Heorn by Innings: It. II. E. West End 133 800 00—10—10 Foote A Davies 121 000 23—12 0 Summary: Thrce-Pase hits, Kinsey, Parke, Crane; two-haae hit, Wilson; »a-*' rltlce hit. Parks'; doable play,’ Parks to Holms; stolen bases. Wilson, Crane, llnod ill, ‘Ill’ll, Holms. Parks, lion, Rpangler, Imcktmrt; struck out hy Kinsey 18, hy Hmllh 11; lanes on balls off Kinsey 1, oil Wilson I, off Hmllh 1; wild pitches hy Hntlth I; hit hy pitched Imll. Doyle, Hull III, Wilson, Holms. Time of game, 2:2$. I'mplre, Uonsalcs. ANOTHER VERSION. Before a large crowd of apectalnra, the Finite A Itavles loam defeated the West End Htara hy the score of 12 to Ilk The gniuo was played Hatunlsy on Gnmuinge Crooning -grounds st Oakland City. The game wan very exciting from the Oral Inning to the Inst, as Imtb teams put up a fast article of hall. There were no fes- fhrea to the game, but a large bunch of pretty young knllee won the hnuort nf the day liy the rooting they put up for the Foote A Davies team. Hcore hy Inntnge: It. II. K- Fix.le A Itavles 421 000 Jt-12 11 I West Knd 133 300 00-10 7 I NO MEETING AT MEMPHIS By PrivAt# fs#ttit#4l Wirt. Mrmiihl*. Tran., Aiiff. 11—Xu iii##tlng of ronii#rt trill It# h#M h#r# this fall,* nc* ronllng to th# #niiuitn##iu#nt of th# New M#ui|thlB Jockey Club, which conduct# rac ing at Montgomery iwrk. A nuiul»#r of agent# ot outlaw racing tr#r* trytu* to get control nf th# track, Imt failed. LOCAL BOY SPARS WELL t'oiialilcrabl# wan doing In the Itotlng Hit# nt Hoot#, (J#., Hnturdny night. In tb# uintu Imut l*#t#r Mnh#r nnd Jock Hoy, of At- Iniit, went twit rouudt. It Wtt# * ulce #xbl- liltlon i'f clean #|t«rrlng. lit th# |ir#ltmtnnry two local kid# m#t. nnd lu th# neeoiid liout IVter Maher w#ut ii|> Again#! Jeff Kleiiuulng, n Hmm* star, wlu»*c £.*) |Muind# and grant atrangth luirdly bnlaneiHl hi# nwkwnrdn###. WINDER NOW CLAIM8 THE CHAMPION8HIP B«*for# n large nml #nthtt#la#tl# crowd i»f fi mu Hat unlit y nfteritooii #t link land, lb# W#»t Knd and Foote A I tar leu team# plity- od ti#ttcofully along until th# eighth In ning. when, with the rat* It to 9 In fa vor of \V##t End. I*mi»lra lloumle# cull- • H|t#rlnl to Th# (ieorgtatt. od th# game ItecttUtt# th# ■«»» wn« directly j Winder. t{#.. Aug. IS.—Winder defeated the |dtrht*r*tt nml tleMera’ ejr«. A ! the Houthorii Bell ImwIioII team In tb# de- rue I Ion followed, mid th# g#iu# wn# railed, j riding game of the eerie# h#r# Katantny Wllaoti |iltehi*.| (Mirt of the Ural Inning! I»y # #coro of 7 to 0. It wn# # |tltcb#ra‘ for Went Knd, giving up three hltn, # I him# i Imttl# from the mart, with Fegara In tho it ImII* nml three rutin, nml not iNdttg , Irad. Winder now clfilnifi tho cbmuplottiiblp of tioorgln In numtmtr rank#. Thoy hnvo do- lintiNl prui-tlidllr every tram of nny prom- liicmv. Mini uioat of them away fn»»» home. The annv: R. II. K. WltHler,. 7 C 1 Houthertr Bell * 9 4 1 Hummnry: Strmk out by Hegara 7, by Mangum 8. rniplro iHirat. RACES IN GADSDEN. Hpoidal to The Georgia*. Gadsden. Altt., Aug. 11—Th# tioraemen of thla city and Annlaton are dlm-mudiig a pin it to have a aorloa of raora In that idly ■otu<* time lu ttctotior, where thinv la « gi*4*l half util# trni'k in egceHenl iimditlou. GadNdeti haa aotue good hor»e Ce«h and it I oral me# track waa talked of here laat apring. However, the prupoolUon from Au- XASINO TONIGHT—MATINEE TUE0DAY. VAUDEVILLE Elenora Sisters, Jacobs’ Marvelous Dogs, Mile. Latina, Sanford and Whit*. Morris and Morris, Cartmell and Paid and Camsragraph. SEES FATHER FALL IN A PISTOL DUEL LOVER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. Girl Crouches in Corner "While Mortal Encounter Occurs in Room. Special to Th# Georgian. Greenville, fl. C, Aug. U.—Allcn Em- craon, of Anderaon county, was brought hero nnd placed In tho Green ville county Jail yeaterday for tho kill ing of hla cousin, Thomaa F. Drake, 4 miles from the city of Anderaon, Sat urday night ahortly after midnight. Tho clrcumatancei attending the •hdotlng are raid to be that Drake on ■* ’r S-ifunlin- night }i#nrd a nolae In the room of bin (laughter, Mi«« Annie Drake, and going there, found Sntemoti and Immediately began •hooting. Saw Her Father 8laln. Gmeraon grabbed hla platol lying on table and returned the fire with the result that Drake was immediately Wept Over Father's Corpse. Miss Drgke Is a beautiful girl and A half doien* shots were ea- BOV BADLY BEATEN APPEALS TO POLICE With his lip* trembling and targe tear* coursing down his dirty cheeks, 12-yrar-otd Kirby Brown told a pitiful tale of how hla father, J. T. Brown, had tied hj* hand* and feet and beaten him until blood streamed down hla body. After this terrible beating Kirby rah away from home and was picked up on the street and carried to the station houae, where h* told hla story to tha police. An offleer wa* sent to It Con- natty street, where Brown resides, and nrreated him. In police court Monday morning the boy stated that hla father did the beat ing with a (trap about a foot and a half long and two and a half Inches wide. H* says that tha strap instead of being solid la apUt Into little atrip* up to the handle. Acting Hecorder Im posed‘a'flne of 35.73 on Brown. ALLEGED SWINDLER GOT $5 FROM TERRELL On the charge of having collected about ’ 330 on fait* pretences, a man who gave hla nam* a* W. M. Hair ston wa* given a preliminary hearing Saturday b*for* Justice Puckett.and wa* bound over to the city court In 3200 bond. Hairston I* charged with having gone about the city collecting fund* for the Junior Order, n fraternal orgar.mllon, which did nut authorise «ny auca aim* asking. He got 35 from Oovernor Ter rell, 33 from Chief W. R. Joyner and also from The Georgian, The Journal and The Constitution. The Great Preparatory School of the South for Boys and Girls rUiabllahsil in ll.'2. Magnificent ?L-h**ol plant, pep. f#i liy lighted, ventilated and gtenm heated. Spacious balls, c-»mm«x]lous study and recitation rooms. Th# character and management of Gordon appeal • . j. i’rntta . !.■• <i•-*-11 *» *'■ send their son* and dun* - tera to a school vlitri trtry fncnity m-ntnl, moral and phy«Vrtl—urfll be developed In the right way and to th# highest degree. Military department under dl- racUon ot U. 8. Army ofllcsr. The faculty Is as strung a» that of any college, and th# curriculum It ne high a# that of any female college. Thret (‘ourses—full Classical Course, including Latin and Greek; English Course; Business Course* Including ]<...ikk#eplng. Shorthand nnd Tvp#writing. Catalogue give* detailed information of tha ad vantages which have for half a century enabled Gor don’s graduates to excel in college, professional and business life.Write for it. B. F. PICKETT, President Fall Session Opens September 6th. STATE UNIVERSITY, ATHENS, OJA. David O. Barrow, - Ohanoollor 20 SCHOOLS 33 tHSTRVD TORS , nirhnr training in LAW. AOkH’ltLTUBE, ENGI NEERING, I'll Altai AC Y, TEACHING FORESTBT, anil in CLASSICAL AND bOlKNTIFiC hTUDIES. Board W.30 a mentft.ifeomU M. TaitionFRKE. f 100400 for pnlsrjfemeitl of Agricultural Department. 9S00400in recent inp proremonu. Gredastes among foremost in iJiw,Statesmanship, Educa tion. Ministry. Industrial v\rm, Finance and Joarnalism. PALL TERM OPENS SEPT. 29th. SEND FOR BULLETINS. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL FOR BOYS, STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. A home school limited to seventy boy* with eight experienced teach er*. The largest and best equipped school gymnasium In Georgia, with a competent physical director. Opena September 12. Write for catalogue. W. B. GRIFFIN, Principal, Stone Mountain, Oa. GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE. University Preparatory. ■ Threo Course*. Full faculty of expert teach er*. Discipline after West Point model. Captain U. 3. A. CommandanL Term* reasonable. Next session begin* Tuesday, September 4, 1806. New il lustrated catalogue on application. Address Wm. E, Reynolds, A. M., President, Box 82, Milledgeville, Ga. CONVICT8 RETURNED TO THE STATE FARM Bpcclil to Tb* G#orgb»n. Montgomery* Ala., Aug. It.—The twenty-eight convicts leased to the ■Montgomery t’ordage Company, for hleh a receiver was recently ap pointed, havs been sent to the state farm at BpeJgners. nlaton. It I# li#ll*red, would pl##M thru* better, nml It I# prulmbl# tbe races will b# arranged for. PRE8BYTEr1aN8 DEFEAT WE8TERN HEIGHTS Th* I’raahjrterinaa plnyed with tho team from Western Height# #ud came out the victor# by th# #core of t to 3 Saturday afteniiMMi, on th* corner of J#rk#on and Old Wheat street#. Th# gam* wns hard fought front start to flntab. and It was In doubt uutll th* Inst tnnn wa# out In tho ninth Innlug: Tb# features of tbe game were tho round” playing of the Presbyterians, and the work on th# Inis## of Ylttnr and Hints for tho Preshytertaus. Hcore by Innings: II. II. Presbyterian# 010 091 131-4 5 Western Heights W0 100 Q0»-S « SMITH TO SPEAK IT BIJ0U_ MONDAY Candidate for Governor Will Address Fulton County Voters. Hike smith will deliver hi* aecond address of the campaign Monday night at the Bijou Theater, the *peaklng b* ginning at 8 o'clock. A mas* meeting of clilxenSj under the direction of the Fulton County Hoke* Bmith Club Will hear <h« candidate. B. M. Blount, president of the coun ty club, will pre*lde over the meeting. Mr. Smith will be Introduced by J. K. Orr. The arrangements ere In the charge of W. D. Harwell, who will make every effort to provide sufllclent accommodations. Mr. Smith ha* spoken only once In Atlanta during the campaign and on that oceaalon the time wn* divided with Clark Howell, who met him In Joint debate. Mr. Smith will deliver the only long address of the evening and promise* to discus* campaign l«*ue* fully. ATTEMPTS SUICIDE ON PASSENGER TRAIN th? ALABAMA BREN AU ■■ — BUFAULA, ALABAMA. —— A high graU# Collegv-tConservatory for young ladles. Thorough course In lite rary. special advantages In tousle* art, oratory. Orchestra of U Instruments. Beautiful new bnlldlngs located upon a mngnlBrent elevation. Ideal winter ell- mate, splendid health record. Ala. Bre- nnu Chautauqua takes nlaco of usual Commencement. Specially low price*. Writ# for Illustrated catalogue. WITH THE FIGHTERS By Private Leased Wire. New York. Aug. 11—Mlk# HcUnvk ha# re- relved an offer from Butte. Mont., for a tight with Tommy Bums. With the offer comes a guarantee of 93.600 ami a atlpula- thm that the mill Is to take place on the night of IaW l»ay. Kcbreck Una accepted th# offer on the condition that Kilille tltp- i#T. G#*»rg* Sllef or Abe Pollock referee hk tight. # Amity McGary and WUII# Kltxirerald will •e sera In action again, for Paildy Walsh, acting for McGary, today accepted terms fr#m the Bridgeport Athletic Club BrHgifmrt. fonu.. for a return go with Fltagcrntd at that plnee, to tak# place with in two weeks* time. Kvrrjrthing has lieen arranged fiw the rmftle fetsras I’uk ftosvett Iflrf Young <\>r* licit at Indianapolis Ijlmr Hay. The boys will liottle at 133 pounds. Jlnt Itrtscoli. tbe champion featherweight of Ragland, who recently defeated Jim Ibiwker far tbe title at the National K|iort- Ing flub of Lomlnn, hsa arrived In New York and will soon be •#*» In action In the tisga of tba uear-b/ club*. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga. Tenn., Aug. *.4—Be coming despondent on a Nashville train bound for thla city because her huaband waa bringing her back to her home here, hlrs. George Qunnn, the wife of a Mexican, drank a vial of laudanum and had It not been for the efforts of two lady passengers and a physician she would have died. The drlnklnjr of the drug followed a quarrel on the train between Quann and his wife. GEORGIANS IN ATLANTA. AT THE MARION. B. B. Braswell, Gnlnesrlll#; Mrs. A. f*. Triad, Tallapoosa: C. H. Itonlel. wife uud son, Ihtwson; Charles M. Perry nltd wit#, Gainesville; L. II. Adams. Thomas- ton; C. M. Burimut, Gainesville; It. It. Cole, Jr., Newunu; II. K. Fenn, Snvnnnuh; P. D. Stamps, Mneon: W. M. Pembl#. Havau- nah; M. A. Jarrell, wife ami child, Con yers; Mrs. E. V. Htoektoti, Columlms; \\. II. Griffin ami s*hi. VaMosta; J. W. West, Valdosta: W. A. Hill. Calhoun; J. W. Is»w#, Washington; II. F. Newton mid wife, Lyons; IjohiiIu Bradley, Adrian. AT THE~ARAGON. C. It. Wright. Mm on: Mrs. I.luh* Den nis, Miu-iiii; Mrs. J. M. Ilorton. Mueou; J. W. Harrison. Jr., Piedmont; 11. T. New ton nnd wife. Icons’, Wllllnin II. llubb, Columbus; Mrs. A. J. Tinigrn*. Columbus; II. M. Cosgrove, Ctdumbiia; it. I». Cole, Jr., Newunn: W. It. Cantrell nnd n^ife, Athens; W. C. Unrus, Griffin. AT THE KIMBALL. II. E. Newton, Forsyth; W. A. I Unison, Alucrirus; ,\. L Miller, Doiinldsotivltlc; J. |>. Miller, Arlington; G. W. Falbigton, Plnehurst; A. Emmett Brown. Mscon; II. 11. Arrlugton. Uome; L W. U##ves, Csrtersrlll#; 4. II. Jones, Conl#l«; M. 4. Walker. Quit man; W. C. Brake. Griffin; J. Johnson. Wsrrenton: h. C. Cowsii and wife. Futon Springs; J. I. Turner. Ea- tiHiton; C. |». Haller, Angustn: W. C. Mc Allister, llawkluavlllo; B. B. Tat#. Cartvn J. II. Gary. Nashville: F. tt. Ktnlilm, Mi con: T. Fender, Vshlostn: J. Ilarrell. Val- ikuta; J. A. fJMfitv. ComWc; J. T. lit nr mu, ^ * P. Carr. Covington; It. M. tts; F. B. Davis and wife, Newnan: K. Y. Jamesim. Mneon: W. Live. Griffin; J. C. Has». Csrmllt.H.: K. T. Ilow- ell. Augusta: T. C. McWhorter. Htcpheua; W. A. Chapman. Macon; II. N. Galbiher. Moutetnma; Itoveuiwrt Gnerry. Macon; <1, W. JorUrth. Jr.. llankirsvIU#; |j. )|. K— (sinks. Boston: L V. Hati-her. Augusta; L Vinson. MUIclcevlII#; ll. M. Stanley, Dublin; O. L. Lit lie auJ wife, Abbeville; JUST THIRTY BUYS * FOR CHICKEN THIEF Q«arg« Porch, a ncjjro (0 yesr* old u-ho I* Mid to have walked fifteen mllea In quest ot s half dozen frying- ■lied chicken*, ws* arraigned before Atclng Recorder Oldknow Monday morning. Deorge says he bought th* chickens from a friend of his for 11.34 nnd was bringing them to town to leave ’em with nnother friend because he had no j ..,ce to keep them at home. Porch aay* he bought the ''fries" at Hlverdsle, soma eight mile* from At lanta. The negro wa* arrested st th* lower end of Marietta street about 2 o'clock Friday morning, carrying the chicken* In a sack slung over hi* ahoulder. He got 30 day*. RAILROAD COMMISSION TO HEAR COMPLAINTS Special to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 13.—Th* Alabama railroad commission met hare today to hear complaints against the roads for better station* and serv ice. On the docket ar* the following case* to be disposed of: Depots at PI- l>er, Rldervllte and Mulberry Tank on the Southern; Marbury. on the Louis ville and Nashville; Carpenter on th* Nashville, Chaltnnoogs and St. IhiuH, nniV Jonesboro on tha Alabama Orest Southern. A complaint that th* rst* on flour from Franklin, Tenn., to Oresnsboro Is too high. 1,714 8CHOOL TEACHERS AWARDED CERTIFICATES K|MH-lal to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala, -Aug. 11—The atate board of examiner* nf teacher* ha* completed It* work and adjourned. There were 1,714 teacher* awarded cer tificate* to teach In the public school* of Alabama. WORK ON CAPITOL HAS BEEN RESUMED Hpeetal In Th, Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 13.—Work on the cap.ltol an^ex wa* resumed to day after ■ lapse of three weeks be cause of the failure of some *tee! structure* to arrive. Thl* failure of the structures to arrive, however will not keep, the contractor* from (Intah- Ing It on contract time. The entire annex must be completed on or be fore December I. ' Vvilltam JCmp iial wire. T*te; J. 0.‘ New ell. Georgia: II. iloalriglit. Georgia: II. !-• Ilii**. Jark.m: II. I'. Itarker. Tilton: J. M. Kelley, Griffin: t\ It. M«r»h*ll. .Key iHtltl*: l‘. W. Godfrey, Covlugtoo: J. P. Me- Cord, Ampul*. attheTiedmont. J. It. Mereer. IMwaon; Mr*. IV. II. Tl«d- 1U. Allxtsy: It. I- Johnoon, M*e.>»: A M. ewm.li. Home; do**’ I>. . Kr*n* AO- gn.t«: Mr*. A. II. Murrt*. M.,-.,*: J. JJ. KoU-rto. Ball Gnmnd; J. It. KeruoWa Grtf- Sn; 3*. J. UoMiiwm. H.r*oiuh: Mta* 1^ mm Hwlft. Cntumloic l', J. jwlft- tj* lu in I >ii,; Mu* M«ry UeyooMa tlriffls: Mr. •ml Mr*. Fleming Tlneley. Bsr.sssh/yil’ Maxi 11. Klesilog. Angimu: Mr. *mliMr*. <-. It. I tar la. Auxiny: Mlw Nannie MsL Alliony; loom Conierford. M.rlett*. ARE YOU GOINQ TO PAINT7 IJnseed Oil Is tbs life of paint. See that tt Is pure. 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